Poker basic rules - Glossary of Poker Terms
Poker can be a confusing game, especially if you don't know your straights from your flushes!
Poker A-Z
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Main pot - When a player goes all in, that player is only eligible to win the main pot. this consists of all the bets that they have the money to match. Any other bets are placed in a side pot, and are contested amongst the remaining players
Make a move - Try a bluff
Maniac - A vey aggressive player who plays hands that other players may not even consider
Marker - An IOU; a note of debt
Mechanic - A cheat who manipulates the cards
Meet - To call
Middle pair - In flop games, a middle pair is made by pairing the middle card on the flop
Middle position - A position on a round of betting somewhere in the middle
Miss - To have not made the hand you were hoping to nce all cards are dealt
Monster - A hand that is almost certain to win
Move in - to go all-in
Muck - To discard a hand without showing the other players
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Strategy Guides
- Staying in the game
- Check your position
- On the flop
- Turn and river
- Slow playing and trapping
- Large stack dominion
- Short stack aggressiveness
- Table image
- Choosing your table
- Choosing your style
- Projecting your image
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